India, March 8 -- Srinagar The economic offences wing (EOW) of the Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch has filed a chargesheet against seven individuals for the alleged misappropriation of government funds sanctioned for a school building in Baramulla district, officials said on Sunday.

The challan was presented before the court of the special anti-corruption judge, Baramulla, in connection with a 2018 fraud case involving violations of the J&K Prevention of Corruption Act and criminal conspiracy.

The investigation, triggered by a written complaint, focused on construction work at Primary School, Hampora, Kralgund, under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) scheme. While the project was sanctioned for a school building, kitchen, toilet, and ramp,...